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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 17, United States Code, to permit the unlicensed viewing of videos under certain conditions.

H.R. 3158Introduced Aug 4, 1989Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Cardin D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 5, 1990 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

41 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 19 Democrats

21 of 41 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.

Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Silvio Conte (R-MA), R. Coughlin (R-PA), James Courter (R-NJ), George Crockett (D-MI), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), J. Hastert (R-IL), Paul Henry (R-MI), Frank Horton (R-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Leach (R-IA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Romano Mazzoli (D-KY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), John Miller (R-WA), Mary Oakar (D-OH), James Oberstar (D-MN), Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Cardin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-3 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.